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Patent market analysis and related information

When to join a franchise?

Franchising is an emerging business model in Vietnam. According to “International Franchise Association – IFA”, franchising is “a contractual relationship between a franchisor and a franchisee; where the franchisor maintains an ongoing relationship with the franchisor’s business in activities such as providing business know-how and training, the franchisee operating under a trade name, knowledge or […]

Case study: Moderna vs Pfizer lawsuit – BioNtech

On August 26, 2022, Moderna filed a lawsuit against Pfizer and BioNTech for patent infringement regarding three US patents: 10,898,574 (Delivery and formulation of engineered nucleic acids), 10,702,600 (Betacoronavirus mRNA vaccine), and 10,933,127 (Betacoronavirus mRNA vaccine). Moderna claims to be the first company to discover the use of mRNA encoding for the full-length coronavirus spike […]

Case study: Apple – Samsung lawsuit

The intellectual property infringement lawsuit between the two tech giants Apple and Samsung, also known as the smartphone patent war, began in 2010. Apple notified Samsung that it was infringing on some of Apple’s intellectual property rights and proposed a licensing agreement with royalty fees (30 USD per smartphone, 40 USD per tablet), but Samsung […]

Enhancing technological capacity through information exploitation with patents

Patent information is the largest and richest source of technology and technical data available today. Exploiting patent information is not only beneficial for inventors in understanding technology-related issues, but also supports enterprises in business strategies and technology commercialization. Specifically: – Access to the latest technology information sources worldwide. Patents contain the latest and most detailed […]

Software intellectual property rights

  From a legal perspective, the software development process can be divided into 5 main stages: First, the programmer determines the purpose that the software will serve the user. The second is the design of the system structure, the process of determining the necessary modules and the relationship between those modules, including the integration of […]